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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

KANSAS CITY is urging the claims of
Major Warner and st. Louis is urging
those of General D. P. Grier, as candi-
dates for commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic. No use,
gentlemen. The best man in the world
could never get the Office just now. If
he hailed from Missouri. 1t would
look too much like putting a premium
on insults to the organization. Either
or both Of the gentlemen named are
undoubtedly thoroughly worthy mem
bers, and perfectly competent. Never
theless, we predict that, like presiden-
tial elections, the state a candidate
halls from may have more effect on the
choice than the candidate himself. The
Missouri people and the Missouri press
have gone out of their way to put an
insult on the Grand Army of the Re
public, and the element Of which it is
principally composed is not likely to re-
turn a caress for kick.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

THE following from the Kansas City
News will interest our base ball lovers,
and may at the same time contain a
suggestion worthy of thought by our
club managers:
A highly interesting feature of the
base ball news to-day is the site" be-
tween Chicago and Detroit clubs in the
race for the National league penant.
1t is beginning to be plainly apparent
that the splendid abilities of the De
troit team are seriously handicapped
by incompetent management, and that
Chicago, with both good players and
good management, is swinging into
the home stretch sure winner in the
race.
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Crm PrOsDecte.

CHICAGO, H., Aug. I5.-The follow
ing crop summary will appear in this
weeks issue OF she Farmers Review:
"Copious rains fell quite generally
throughout the West last week, re-
freshing the parched portions and in
MIGRATING more or less. all the growing
crops. The rain, unfortunately, came
too late to materially benefit the corn
crop, and has had little effect for good
except on late planted or low-lying
fields. Much more rain will be re-
quired to put pastures in good fall con-
dition and replenish wells and other
sources of stock water. The esti-
mates having been made from reports
previous to the rainfall do not indicate
any Improvement accruing therefrom
1.-THE average yield OF winter wheat
is estimated from our reports in the
different states as follows: Twenty
two counties in Illinois report an aver
age of Is As bushels; six Indiana coun-
ties, Il bushels; twelve Ohio counties,
12t bushels; ten Missouri counties, II
bushels.
1.-THE average yield of oats in the diff
ferent states according toOur reports is
as follows: Twenty-Five counties In
Illinois report an average yield of q 9-I0
bushels; thirteen Ohio counties, s5
bushels; ten Missouri counties, IS 1-3
bushels; six Kansas counties, % BUSH
els; eighteen Iowa counties, 80 1-3
bushels; eleven Nebraska counties, 80
bushels; nine MINNESOTA counties, 81
bushels.
..The yield Of spring wheat in the
different states is: IL SO bushels In
Is Iowa counties; II SIS bushels In 10
counties In Nebraska; I3 bushels in 10
Missouri counties.
The average condition of the corn
crop is estimated as follows by. our re-
ports in the different states: % cOun-
ties in Illinois, 49, per cent; counties
in Indiana, 1873 per cent; Is counties in
souri,. SO per cent; 8 counties In Kan
sas, 47.2 per cent; 10 counties in Iowa,
S0.7 per cent; 10 counties IN Nebraska,
SS.5 per cent. and u counties in Mime
sofa, $50 Per cent.
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COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGs
COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE, D
AupuSt- 13 1897

The Board of County Commissioners
met in special session. Present, T. E
Mcmillan, Chairman, William Flick
niger and J. s. Grimsley.
On petition, new voting precinct.
to be known as Union Precinct, was
created in Jackson Township; the
voting place for said precinct to be the
school house district No. 90.
The assessment on lots and 6, block
IL, Stratton's addition to the Town of
Reading, for the year 1886, was ordered
stricken from the roll, said lots being
church property and exempt.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest: ROLAND LAKIN,
County Clerk.
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The PoSn1 that PuxxIrd Him

Il tell you," said Kansas merchant
to Cincinnati travelling man ''since
we have had prohibition. Kansas has
beeu model State. Peace and quiet
reign on Sundays. No drinking or
carousing, but good order in their
staid."
Don't you have any beer on Sun
''No, sir; certainly not
mo concerts, and all that sort of
thing?''
''Of course not"
swell, well. It is surprising"
"You don't seem able to comprehend
that kind of Sunday"
"Oh, yes do. But don't quite see
what you want with any Sunday at ALL
That's the only point that puzzles me. -
Merchant Traveller.
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THE Leavenworth Times prints an
other batch of press opinions on the
Anthony horse-whipping episode, ana,
as before, is very careful to use only
such as denounce Bond as rufian
and laud Anthony as saint. Every
one of these clippings was written by
a person who was either prejudiced or
was not well posted. If Bond is
as far from being a ruffian as Anthony
is from being saint, then the posi-
bility is that the latter did not get half
he deserved, even though he be old and
feeble.
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MWE nnIT,,

Under the above heading the editor
of the Globe Monday last announced
that he had severed his connection with
that paper, and, from the tenor of his
remarks, the impression is conveyed
that the paper Will no longer be con-
tinued. Lack of patronage is the
cause given for this action, and it is
evident to those at all conversant with
newspaper affairs in this city that the
excuse is valid one, as the field Of
evening journalism was already well
covered by THE NEWS, and the terri
tory not large enough nor the adver-
Using patronage heavy enough to sup
port two evening papers. Mr.. Stotler
says he will now return to Wellington
and look after his interests in the
WELLINGTON Press.
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LABOR circles at Galveston have
been stirred to their utmost depth by
the introduction of 100 convict laborers
into the Missouri Pacific yards. The
chief of police has informed the rail-
road authorities that the convicts must
be removed, as the law of 1888 does
not permit the employment of convicts
on public works in cities and towns.
The railroad company refuses on the
ground that the law is misipterpreted
by the chief of police. The railroad
employees threaten to drive out the
convicts by violent methods.
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THE mayor, the street commissioner
and nineteen councilmen of Wilkes
barre, Pa, were arrested recently on
the charge of failing to keep the streets
in order and allowing stagnant water
to pollute the air. This novel and Wig
orous method of dealing with negli-
gent municipal officers should attract
attention in other cities.
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THREE cases Of juvenile elopement
are reported in the morning paper. If
young girls tried half so hard to avoid
unhappiness as they do to incur it, the
divorce lawyers would soon be obliged
to turn their attention to some honest
employment.
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Frank Roberts, residing two and one
half miles north of Allen, in this
county, called at this Office Friday and
states that his sons will have about
twenty-five bushels of corn to the acre
on their farm. He also says Judge
DeCamp win have twenty-five or thirty
bushels to the acre. Such reports are
made to us by farmers from other
parts of the county and Indicate that
Lyon County viii not be so bad of as
reported week or ten days ago.
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RrlnGar9nEnk

never will be made thick enough to
cover fraud. Time and experience IL
Illustrates that articles of merit, when
once becomes known viii be utilized.
Judge the Quaker Remedies as you find
them. DR.. Watson's New Specific
Cure, Balyeat's Fig Tonic for the blood
and indigestion. Price SOC and 81.
For sale by, Ben Wheldon, Chas Ryder,
J. A. Moore, d. w. Hainer and ID. w.
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Miss FANNY DAvENPoRT dresses
rather scantily, even for the heated
term. In a recently published letter
detailing her routine of vacation life,
she says: ''My hair eombed back from
my brow, large straw hat, colored
apron-this completes nv costume,
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THE park at Topeka must be an in
teresting place for idlers on the Sab
bath. Last Sunday, according to the
Journal, it was first occupied by col
ored basket meeting, at which wagon
loads of water melons were consumed
and the park paved with rinds. The re-
liigous excitement at this meeting ran
so high that number of the sisters took
to butting in the crowd and shouting
at the top of their voices. And no
sooner had the colored folks quit
preaching than an anarchist agitator
named Clemens took the stand and be-
gan abusing everybody and thing he
could think of. Yea, verify, Topeka is
booming.
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A WILD man has been captured near
Oakland, Illinois, with hair five feet
and beard two feet long. His Ian
guage is unintelligible and no trace of
his history can possibly be learned.
Possibly it is Sharpe of the Ottawa
Republican. 1t was rumored he had
gone up that way fishing.
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IT Is figured that Ottawa will require
So, 097 to pay the expenses of the city
government this year. Ottawa is a
town Of less than 5000 people. Posi-
bly, this explains why editors steal
watermelOns over at the little burg on
the Southern Kansas. Queer people
these editors are. In a conversation
the other day, on this subject, Gov.
Eskridge of the Republican was heard
to assert that it was merely lack of OPP
portunity that kept people from steal
ing watermelons, and the Ottawa edi-
tor was perfectly justifiable.
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ONE of our base. ball players re-
marked to city official the other day
that if the American people would find
half as much fault with their repre-
sentatives in congress, and the legisla-
lures, or with national, state, county
and city officials, the country would be
paradise SO far as government was
concerned.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

A MAN who attempted to play the
ghost in Baltimore Monday night in
order to alarm party of friends was
shot in the mouth by one of them and
will experience considerable difficult,
in articulating for the remainder of his
days. His punishment is severe, but
not specially to be deplored.
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Quite an interesting case came up be-
fore Justice Fletcher Monday, in
which VIM. Confrey of Hartford is
charged with disturbing the peace. The
case was continued till August 23d.
Worster received telegram Sun
day from the sheriff of Elk county to go
to Hartford and arrest one Confrey
brother of VIM. Confrey, who was
wanted in that county for grand lar
ceny, and had been indicted but had
been lodging the law for nearly two
years. Worster went down Sunday
morning and sent q man to look around
the premises of COnfrey to see if the
brother was there, and as he walked by
saw him and William working in the
yard. Worster then, in compa-
ny with one or two others,
went down to arrest him. William
said his brother was down in the field
about mile from there at work.
few minutes before he commenced raw
ing and swearing and said it was a lie.
The sheriff took William and went
down to the field and after yelling for
him for few minutes came back and
was informed by the men left watching
that the man wanted had jumped out
of window and run to the timber.
William again got wrathy and made
such fuss that Worster arrested him
for disturbing the peace. He made an
attempt to escape, but was thrown
down and finally subdued. WOrster
says two or three women came out and
helped Confrey, but with the help Of
James Evans and others he got off
with slight scratch on the ridge of
his nose. Leaving Confrey under
guard in Hartford the sheriff started
for the timber with Il gang of over a
hundred men and soon had their man.
They were both brought to this city
Sunday evening. The sheriff of Elk
County came here after his man.
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CANDIDATRs.


So far as heard from the following is
a complete list of candidates for Office
at the coming election:
COUNTY TREASURER.
/. A. Taylor Of Hartford.
d. A. Stahl Of Emporia.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
7. E. Mcmillan of Emporia.
T. p. Hall of Emporia.
w. v. Phillips, Emporia.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
o. J. Russell of Emporia.
T. H. Lewis of Emporia.
f. S. Domm OF Emporia.
J. F. Culver of Emporia.
Il. Beck of Emporia township.
Il. 81. Spencer, of Reading.
Eliza Moore
III. z. Norton, EmpOria.
SHERIFF.
Waldo Wooster of Emporia.
b. F. Romano of Emporia
Geo. Johnston of Pike.
COUNTY CLERK.
Roland Lakin of Emporia.
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
R. II. Edmiston of Emporia.
Arthur Milliken of Emporia.
Matthew Brown of Emporia.
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NEW government envelopes, it is
said, are to be issued about September
10. The cent envelopes will be blue
in color, the cent green, the 4 cent
carmine, the 5 cent Milori blue, the 10
cent chocolate, 80 cent Bismarck brown,
and the 80 cent purple. The 10, 80 and
80 cent stamp will not be changed.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

A NOVEL and possibly hazardous ex-
pertinent is about to be attempted in
Paris by James Gordon Bennett, who
occupies the enviable position of hay
ing more money than he knows what
to do with. He has purchased an OBJ
scure Partisan journal, printed in Eng
lish, and proposes making a newspaper
out of it by introducing American
methods into its management and
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ANIERICus. KANs..

2A1HEhIOUos NANS., mug. 10
Misses Jane and Lizzie Craig of En-
pOria spent Sunday with F. L. Hawk.
ms and family.
The meat market of Bircket & Brick.
ct sports a new sign.
j. G. Anderson 81 Co. are making a
patent corn fodder cutter from plans
and specifications drawn'by Mr.. Rams.
berger.
The brass band will give an open all
concert at the grounds surrounding the
Egolf house. Their former concert
was postponed on account of sickness
in town.
The Dow Creek and Americas bows
played friendly game of ball on the
grounds here in town. The score
stood % to "a in favor of Americas
when only part of the ninth inning
was played by the home club.
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People Demand PrOtecLiOn-Patent
WU0AfaArnz


What are they? AS general thing
they are prescriptions having been used
with great success by old and well-read
Physicians. Thousands of inyalids
have been Unexpectedly cured by their
use, and they are the wonder and dread
of Physicians and Medical Colleges in
the u. s., so much so, that Physicians
graduating at Medical Colleges are
required to discountenance Proprietary
Medicines, as through them the
country doctor loses his most profitable
practice. AS manufacturer of
Proprietary Medicines, DIR. G. G. Green
of Woodbury., N. j., advocates most
cOrdially,-in order to prevent the
risk that the sick and afflicted are
liable to, almost daily by the use of
Patent Medicines put out by in
experienced persons for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
only, and the employing of mex
perienced and incompetent doctors by
which almost every village and town is
cursed; and men claiming to be doctors
who had better be undertakers. ex-
perimenting with their patients and
robbing chem of their money and
that our government protect its people
by making laws to regulate the
practice of medicine by better ex-
perenced and more thoroughly edu-
Gated Physicians, and thereby keep up
the honor and credit of the profession,
also form laws for the recording of re-
| ceipts of Proprietary Medicines, under
examination and decision of experienced
Chemists and Physicians appointed for
that purpose by the Government, before
! they are licensed for general use. He
would most freely place the recipe of
BOschee's German Syrup and Green s
August Flower under such laws, had
he the proper protection, and thereby
save the prejudice of the people, and
avoid the Computation and imitation
of worthless medicines.-COpied from
the Chicago Mail, Aug. 3, 'S7
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

THREE policemen have resigned in
Leavenworth because they were
ashamed to keep company with their
fellow officers, who, they allege, "are
not fit to be spoken to by decent peo-
pleO
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Died.

Yesterday afternoon at the family
residence six and one-half miles east of
Emporia of typhoid fever, Geo. AtEin-
son, aged seventeen The funeral
services win be held at the residence
tomorrow afternoon and the remains
viii be inferred in Maplewood cemetery.
Quite an excitement was occasioned
about four miles southeast OF the city
Sunday by mad dogs. Two of Doris
Fowler's, two of ]. Gregory's and one
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

TOMORROW is the day set for the
invasion of Oklahoma, but as yet the
number of invaders gathered at Geuda
Springs cannot be called a very extern
sive crowd, as not over dozen or two
have so far reported.
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Delegates.

IOtdl..-. ltO
1t isrecommended by the Central committee
that the primary meetings for the selection of
delegates TO the convention be held as follows:
In all the precincts In the townships on SAT
URDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST, 1887,
at p NJ, and I'm the City of Emporia on FRI
DAY, AUGUST 10, 1887, AT p. ii.
It Is further recommended by the commit
hour.
Tine primary meetings for the election of
delegates to the convention will be held at
the usual voting places in the several pre-
cIncts In the townships and in the wards of
the city.
By order of the Central Committee.
CHAS. FLETCHER,
Chairman.
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No1Ica 10 Snhacrihern-

Parties sending money for subscrip-
tlons to this paper, whether Daily or
Weekly, or requesting change in adj
dress, should start with giving their
present address, and, if changed, also
the old address, as changes can not be
made unless these rules are observed.
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John Hyde has a watermelon on ex-
hibition to-day that weighs 40I pounds.
It came from a neighborhood that
raised no oats and where the corn pros
pect is poor.
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REPUBLICAN, COUNTY COxyEN
TION.

There win be held in the city OF Emporia,
Lyon county. Kansas.
ON FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1881.
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. n.
republican county convention, for the pur-
pose OF placing I'm nomination candidates for
election to county Offices, to-wit:
County clerk.
Treasurer.
Register of deeds.
Sheriff.
County Surveyor.
Coroner.
Commissioner for the First district, COM
posed OF the city and township of EmPoria
delegates TO the convention IL based upon the
vote cast at the last general election for the
republican nominee for secretary OF state,
and Is as follows:
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AmERrCUs rEws.

AMERICUs, Aug. 11.-JOhn Len
nington returned yesterday after two
months visit in the vicinity of his old
home in Canada. 1t does not make
him in any way dissatisfied with his
Kansas home.
Judge Culver of Emporia visited ouI
city yesterday on legal business with a
political attachment.
Samuel Bixler, of Pennsylvania is
moving his household goods to Empo-
Ma to-day. Sam is a good fellow and
we beSpeak for him a success in any
enterprise he may undertake.
Light showers are refreshing the veg
citation and cooling of the heated at
mosphere.
To-day is the day of the Zeiter sale
west of town.
Mr.. Baker is hauling his goods to the
depot this morning. BURLow.
The best of meats at White s. Shiel
bly's.
Henning's to buy or sell your pro
duce.
Gasoline at Bonds.
Domestic baking powder for sale by
F. Henning. One large dish pan or tin
water bucket given away with pound
can.
25 lbs good boiling meat for 81 at
White & Shiebley's.
Beef from five pounds for 10 cents to
three pounds of steak for a quarter at
Bircket'S.
a car of new fiour-Union Pacific
IL. 5. and Supreme-can't be beat in
price and quality; delivered free in
the city, at Tressler s. Lowry's.
Sirloin and round steak at ST cents at
the Blue Front meat market.
Examine the goods on our chear
counter: New job lots every week, al
j. ID. Gibson'S.
Fresh cabbage, fruits and vegetables
received daily at Henning's.
Matthew McNabery came in from
the west yesterday, looking as if the
world had dealt kindly with him.
Mr.. RhOads, of EInporia, was up yes
terday circulating among the boys.
Poor old Americas! The mayor ha.
to advertise in the want column for {
city marshal.
Harvey Bircket and j. c. Ames ar
making arrangements to go to Her
rington next week, where they expec
to embark in the butchering business
| We wish them success. l.. A. Ricke
will still continue to conduct the shoI
in this place.
Mrs. Ellen 10y was quite poorly yes
terday again.
j. C. f. Wright has the premium
piece of corn-a three-acre tract in TIL
timber, which he offers to bet a hors
will go seventy-fve bushels to the acre
This is an isolated case, however.
| RJTRTnIV
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Money! MONEY. Tonevt

We loan money on first farm mort
cages. We loan money on second farm
mortgages. We loan money on chat
tel mortgages. We buy all kinds OF
secured papers.
FILKINs s. SIsLER, Brokers.
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Mrs. Kidder's millinery rooms vii
remain closed for few weeks while the
building is being repaired. In the ear
ly fall she win open with a new line of
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

County Clerk Lakin moved back into
his old quarters in the court house yes.
terday. The other Offices will be ready
in a couple of weeks.
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ID. 10y is announced as candi'
date for the Office of Register of.Deeds
subject to the republican county con,
Vention.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

The little child of William Williams,
living on Dry creek, died last Friday
and was buried the following day.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-08-18

Frank Butcher of Hartford and G..
Butcher of Newton registered at the
Coolidge yesterday.
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rectly north Of the North Star, and to
be visible, in its dazzling light, at
MONDAY. It is many times the magni-
tude of the sun.
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IT is predicted that what is called
the "Star of Bethlehem" viii appear
this year for the sixth time since the
birth of Christ. This star appears di-
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Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Davies, Aug. 18th, a son, weight nine
pounds. John calls him Welsh Yam
kee. Mother and child are doing well.
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of Mr.. Hunts dogs were killed, they
all being mad. They say excitement
ran high in that vacinity for few
hours until the dogs were all shot.